Back to High School

It's a beautiful day here.

Last night was another Entz (St. Catherine's > Catz : Entertainment > Entz), a "fancy dress" (costume) party in the JCR with music, dancing, flashing colored lights, etc. The theme was American High School. It was really great to see what these people think of us in such a bold way. Some of the costume highlights:

A guy wearing a TV on his head.
A girl wearing a pot on her head (i.e., a pot-head).
The Pink Ladies from Grease.
Several people wearing stuffed shirts and pants.
A guy who kind of had a 'fro to begin with, in a velour sweat suit with sagged pants (i.e., a black guy).

And the rest were mostly stock characters: Preps, geeks, jocks, cheerleaders, football fans, hayseeds, Uncle Sams. One guy had a Confederate flag, but when one of the other Americans asked him about it, he said that it only reminds Brits of the Dukes of Hazzard.

None of the Americans chose the ironic costume of British schoolboy. We had a few Jersey boys (apparently that's a type called "guido", I've learned), a Catholic schoolgirl, some more preps and jocks, a "gay best friend," a Southern frat boy. I did the long-sleeve-under-short-sleeve combo with a backwards baseball cap and jeans, trying to look as American as I could. I actually met a Brit whose costume was also a backwards cap, and we bonded over this. I think we had the most true-to-life idea.

It was a good time. I won't promise pictures, though.